132: mocking in Python - Anna-Lena Popkes
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Using mock objects during testing in Python.

Anna-Lena joins the podcast to teach us about mocks and using unittest.mock objects during testing.

We discuss:

• the different styles of using mocks

• pros and cons of mocks

• dependency injection

• adapter pattern

• mock hell

• magical universe

• and much more

Special Guest: Anna-Lena Popkes.

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Links:

• Personal webpage of Anna-Lena Popkes)
• Magical Universe) — Awesome Python features explained using the world of magic
• Test & Code 102: Cosmic Python, TDD, testing and external dependencies ) — The episode where Harry Percival discusses mocking.
• Talk: Harry Percival - Stop Using Mocks (for a while) - YouTube) — Talk: Harry Percival - Stop Using Mocks (for a while)
• unittest.mock )
• Autospeccing)
• Mock Hell Talk (45 min version) Edwin Jung - PyCon 2019 )
• Mock Hell Talk (30 min version) - Edwin Jung - PyConDE )
• PyCon Estonia)
• KI macht Schule!)
• Talk Python #186 : 100 Days of Python in a Magical Universe)